Elastic behaviour, stress–strain and Hooke’s law - Question Bank

1. When a solid is subjected to a deforming force, it tends to regain its original configuration due to the property of:
A) Elasticity
B) Plasticity
C) Viscosity
D) Friction
2. The stress–strain curve for a perfectly elastic material would be a:
A) Straight line passing through the origin
B) Curved line
C) Horizontal line
D) Vertical line
3. Which type of deformation is temporary and reversible?
A) Elastic deformation
B) Plastic deformation
C) Permanent deformation
D) Fracture
4. What is the relationship between stress, strain, and Young's modulus (Y) within the elastic limit?
A) Stress = Y * Strain
B) Strain = Y * Stress
C) Y = Strain / Stress
D) Stress + Strain = Y
5. The stress required to break a unit area of a material is called:
A) Breaking stress
B) Yield stress
C) Elastic stress
D) Ultimate tensile strength
6. If a material is stressed beyond its elastic limit, it exhibits:
A) Plasticity
B) Elasticity
C) Brittleness
D) Rigidity
7. Which factor does NOT affect the elastic limit of a material?
A) Temperature
B) Impurities
C) Crystal structure
D) The applied force itself (beyond the elastic limit)
8. The slope of the stress-strain curve in the elastic region represents:
A) The modulus of elasticity
B) The strain
C) The stress
D) The ultimate strength
9. A spring obeys Hooke's Law. If you double the force applied to the spring, its extension will:
A) Double
B) Halve
C) Remain the same
D) Quadruple
10. The region of the stress-strain curve after the yield point up to fracture is known as the:
A) Plastic region
B) Elastic region
C) Proportional region
D) Hookean region
11. Poisson's ratio relates:
A) Lateral strain to longitudinal strain
B) Longitudinal strain to lateral strain
C) Tensile stress to tensile strain
D) Shear stress to shear strain
12. Which of the following is NOT a type of elastic modulus?
A) Poisson's Ratio
B) Young's Modulus
C) Shear Modulus
D) Bulk Modulus
13. The phenomenon of a material regaining its original shape and size after the removal of the deforming force is called:
A) Elasticity
B) Plasticity
C) Brittleness
D) Ductility
14. If the stress exceeds the elastic limit, the material will:
A) Undergo permanent deformation
B) Return to its original shape
C) Become stronger
D) Break immediately
15. When a rubber band is stretched and released, it returns to its original shape because it is within its:
A) Elastic limit
B) Plastic limit
C) Breaking point
D) Yield point
16. Which of the following is a dimensionless quantity?
A) Strain
B) Stress
C) Young's Modulus
D) Pressure
17. For most materials, the elastic limit is typically:
A) Lower than the yield point
B) Higher than the yield point
C) Equal to the breaking point
D) Equal to the ultimate tensile strength
18. The reciprocal of Bulk Modulus is called:
A) Compressibility
B) Elasticity
C) Rigidity
D) Plasticity
19. If a body is subjected to uniform pressure, the stress developed is:
A) Bulk stress
B) Shear stress
C) Tensile stress
D) Compressive stress
20. The modulus of elasticity that measures resistance to volume changes is:
A) Bulk Modulus
B) Young's Modulus
C) Shear Modulus
D) Modulus of Rigidity
21. Which type of stress is associated with a change in shape without a change in volume?
A) Shear stress
B) Tensile stress
C) Compressive stress
D) Normal stress
22. The ultimate tensile strength of a material is the:
A) Maximum stress the material can withstand before breaking
B) Stress at the elastic limit
C) Stress at the yield point
D) Stress required to cause fracture
23. The yield point on a stress-strain curve represents the stress at which:
A) Permanent deformation begins
B) The material breaks
C) Hooke's Law is no longer valid
D) The stress is maximum
24. The region of the stress-strain curve where Hooke's Law is obeyed is called the:
A) Proportional limit
B) Elastic limit
C) Yield point
D) Ultimate strength
25. The stress–strain curve typically shows:
A) The relationship between stress and strain for a material
B) The force applied versus time
C) The energy stored versus volume
D) The density versus temperature
26. A material with a low Young's modulus is considered:
A) Flexible
B) Stiff
C) Hard
D) Rigid
27. A material with a high Young's modulus is considered:
A) Stiff
B) Flexible
C) Brittle
D) Soft
28. The SI unit of Young's Modulus is:
A) Pascal (Pa)
B) Newton (N)
C) Joule (J)
D) Dimensionless
29. Young's Modulus (Y) is defined as:
A) Tensile stress / Tensile strain
B) Shear stress / Shear strain
C) Bulk stress / Bulk strain
D) Stress / Volume strain
30. If a wire of length L stretches by ΔL, the strain is given by:
A) ΔL/L
B) L/ΔL
C) ΔL
D) L
31. If a force F is applied on an area A, the stress is given by:
A) F/A
B) A/F
C) F*A
D) F+A
32. Strain is a measure of:
A) Relative deformation
B) Absolute deformation
C) Applied force
D) Material strength
33. Stress is measured in units of:
A) N/m²
B) N/m
C) Nm
D) N·m
34. The point beyond which a material does not return to its original shape is called the:
A) Elastic limit
B) Yield point
C) Breaking point
D) Proportional limit
35. A material that can undergo large plastic deformation before breaking is called:
A) Ductile
B) Brittle
C) Rigid
D) Elastic
36. A material that breaks without significant plastic deformation is called:
A) Brittle
B) Ductile
C) Malleable
D) Elastic
37. Which property of a material indicates its resistance to elastic deformation?
A) Elasticity
B) Plasticity
C) Brittleness
D) Ductility
38. The modulus of elasticity that relates shear stress to shear strain is called:
A) Shear Modulus (or Modulus of Rigidity)
B) Young's Modulus
C) Bulk Modulus
D) Poisson's Ratio
39. The modulus of elasticity that relates tensile or compressive stress to tensile or compressive strain is called:
A) Young's Modulus
B) Shear Modulus
C) Bulk Modulus
D) Modulus of Rigidity
40. If the deforming force is applied perpendicular to the surface of a body, the stress developed is:
A) Normal stress
B) Shear stress
C) Tangential stress
D) Longitudinal stress
41. When a wire is stretched by a force, the stress developed in the wire is:
A) Tensile stress
B) Compressive stress
C) Shear stress
D) Normal stress
42. The elastic limit is the point up to which:
A) A material returns to its original shape after the removal of deforming force
B) A material undergoes permanent deformation
C) A material breaks
D) Stress is directly proportional to strain
43. What is the unit of strain?
A) Dimensionless
B) Pascal (Pa)
C) Newton (N)
D) Meter (m)
44. Compressive stress is also a type of:
A) Normal stress
B) Shear stress
C) Tangential stress
D) Longitudinal stress
45. Tensile stress is a type of:
A) Normal stress
B) Shear stress
C) Tangential stress
D) Volumetric stress
46. Which type of stress is caused by forces acting parallel to the surface of a body?
A) Shear stress
B) Tensile stress
C) Compressive stress
D) Normal stress
47. The proportionality constant between stress and strain (within the elastic limit) is called:
A) Modulus of Elasticity
B) Poisson's Ratio
C) Bulk Modulus
D) Shear Modulus
48. Hooke's Law states that within the elastic limit:
A) Stress is directly proportional to strain
B) Strain is directly proportional to stress
C) Stress is inversely proportional to strain
D) Strain is inversely proportional to stress
49. Strain is defined as the ratio of:
A) Change in length to original length
B) Applied force to change in length
C) Original length to change in length
D) Applied force to original length
50. Which of the following best describes stress?
A) The force applied per unit area
B) The change in length per unit original length
C) The work done per unit volume
D) The energy stored per unit volume